Do you have a strong interest to develop a career in mental health care and a desire to support people in our local communities?
We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our team as a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP). This is an exciting role created to support the transformation of adult community mental health services.
These roles are part of our commitment to increase assess to mental health interventions and address health inequalities. This role will contribute to ensuring adults with severe mental health problems have greater access to psychologically informed interventions. You will have completed a recognised University level course and hold a qualification as a ‘Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner’.
As an MHWP, you will be expected to work under supervision as part of a dynamic mental health team delivering psychologically informed interventions and supporting adults to receive the right care. You will need to have flexibility and adaptability and a passion for working with adults with severe mental health problems.
You will, under supervision, continue to develop knowledge and practice skills to employ wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions for serious mental health problems for adults individually and in groups, as well as support their families and carers, in line with the education providers expectations. You will also receive additional training in any offers that are part of our service.
To deliver specified wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, in line with best available evidence, under close supervision from a clinical psychologist or CBT therapist including:
Behavioural activation and graded exposure
Teaching problem-solving skills
Improving sleep
Recognising and managing emotions
Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating
Building confidence
Medication suppor
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We are delighted that you are interested in working with us here at CNWL. Our Trust is an exciting place to work, offering a wealth of continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities for all our staff.
CNWL is recognised locally, nationally, and internationally for providing high-quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ in line with our values. Our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We are a Trust committed to staff personal development, with a Trust-wide culture change and leadership programme that has staff wellbeing at its core.
We encourage staff input and ideas related to moving services forward, improving care pathways, and meeting the needs of our client group.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Clinical
Carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team
Engage calmly and with sensitivity and empathy to support service users in highly distressing or emotional circumstances.

Engage with and gather information from service users, relatives and patient records to develop a formulation.

• To work in collaboration with the individual service user and their family and carers as appropriate to develop care plans that are focused on strengths and are outcome based.
• To attend multi-disciplinary reviews and act as a care co-ordinator, for a caseload of service users in order to support and monitor progress during the course of multi-disciplinary interventions.

To set collaborative goals for intervention with service users
To deliver specified wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, in line with best available evidence, under close supervision from a clinical psychologist or CBT therapist including:
Behavioural activation and graded exposure
Teaching problem-solving skills
Improving sleep
Recognising and managing emotions
Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating
Building confidence
Medication support
To be responsive to service users’ needs and choices; and uphold their right to be treated with dignity and respect.

To include carers and families in line with the service user’s wishes.

• To liaise with other health and care providers, including third sector agencies and primary care, to ensure continuity of care for service users.
• To communicate information concerning the assessment, formulation and care plans of service users in a skilled and sensitive manner in order to promote effective multi-disciplinary working and therapeutic outcomes for clients.
• To develop collaborative plans for relapse prevention
• To deal with endings appropriately and safely with service users, families and carers.

Communication

• To form professional relationships with service users and communicate with them in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture.
• To monitor and record progression, highlight concerns and report any perceived changes in service users’ wellbeing to the team
• To demonstrate effective communication skills in discussing highly sensitive and complex information appropriately with people whose understanding may be temporarily or permanently impaired.
• To provide relevant information, written and oral, for records and reviews relating to service users’ progress under supervision from a suitably qualified member of the team.
• Provide highly effective written communications as required for service users and other health and care professionals
• Report regularly and in detail to the clinical skills supervisor and case management supervisor.
• Make good use of clinical skills and case management supervision to discuss casework, make plans for action, reflect on and implement best practice in care planning and interventions.

Documentation

• To ensure that up to date clinical records are maintained in accordance with professional and Trust standards

Professional Ethics

• To adhere to the employer’s expectations of professional behaviour and all relevant policies and procedures.
• To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of clients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs and that actively addresses inequity of access and outcome across protected characteristics.

Training staff and students

• To participate in the induction, training and education of students and other staff in this setting.
• To participate in the dissemination and sharing of information and skills with staff, students and volunteers.

Professional development

• To complete and stay up to date with all statutory and mandatory training.
• To undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the post and as agreed with line manager.

Clinical Governance, quality, standards

• Participate in clinical governance and quality improvement programs as directed by the line manager.

Research and development

• As part of a team, incorporate up-to-date evidence-based methods into the intervention programme as directed by the clinical skills supervisor
• To participate in complex audit and research projects as applicable

Please refer the Job description for details